While this video may not be particularly relevant to this list, the company which produced it specializes in the visual display of complex scientific data, which does have some relation to (industrial, perhaps) psychology and to perception.
Some of the issues discussed may also be of interest. For example, how do you best announce to the passengers that you're going to crash, and what must be considered in deciding whether to tell the passengers that you're ditching in the water. Mostly, though, the video simulation just an impressive achievement and very cool. Coincidentally, just the other day I was listening to NPR ( what they call the CBC in the USA) and they interviewed William Langewiesche on his new book on the incident titled "Fly by Wire". Langewiesche, while not denying Sullenberger's skill and judgement, felt that Sullenberger could have been more generous concerning how a a successful landing was achieved. Langewiesche concluded that the plane was as much (or more) responsible than Sullenberger for that happy outcome, as it was highly automated, and essentially landed itself (That's what "fly- by-wire" was all about). All Sullenberger had to do was not interfere. He thought Sullenberger could have said something about the remarkable engineering achievement that this represented. Video simulation (thanks, Naomi!) at: http://www.exosphere3d.com/pubwww/pages/project_gallery/ca ctus_1549_hudson_river.html or http://tinyurl.com/yj6l6gf NPR at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12035565 5 or http://tinyurl.com/yfw4n27 You can listen to the interview, and also read an excerpt from the book Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [email protected] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
